today this man, 32—year—old michael stirling, pleaded guilty to murdering her after a row that quicklye court was told the two were having a long—standing affair, and that stirling is the brother—in—law of her ex—fiance. samantha eastwood lived in this house in stoke—on—trent, and it was here where stirling killed her after a bout of intense rage. she was reported missing in late july. eight days passed before the police found her body. she's my best friend and partner—in—crime. at the time, her sister made an emotional plea. this afternoon, her family watched him via video link from the public gallery. they have been through hell. he's lied to them, he's lied to the police. they haven't known what to think, who's telling the truth. it's been a roller—coaster, an emotional roller—coaster for them. i think that's why today is such a significant moment for them. samantha, on the left, was last seen leaving royal stoke hospital after a night shift on 27july. and then, days later, her body was discovered buried in a shallow grave in rural staffordshire. it was wrapped in a duvet, with tape

today, this man, 32—year—old michael stirling, pleaded guilty to murdering her after a row that quicklye having a long—standing affair and that stirling is the brother—in—law of her ex—fiance. samantha eastwood lived in this house in stoke—on—trent, and it was here where stirling killed her after a bout of intense rage. she was reported missing in late july. eight days passed before the police found her body. she is my best friend and partner in crime. at the time, her sister made an emotional plea. this afternoon, her family watched him via video link from the public gallery. they have been through hell, he has lied to them, he has lied to the police. they haven't known what to think, who's telling the truth. it's been a roller—coaster, an emotional roller—coaster for them. i think that is why today is such a significant moment for them. samantha, on the left, was last seen leaving royal stoke hospital after a night shift on the 27th ofjuly. and then, days later, her body was discovered buried in a shallow grave in rural staffordshire. it was wrapped in a duvet, with tape covering her

now, michael stirling was subsequently arrested and charged with her murder.ir and days of growing tension and an argument and after a struggle, was on the floor, mr's after a struggle, was on the floor, mr ‘s sterling put his hands over her throat, mouth and nose and as a result of that she died. he panics afterwards, we were told, and he buried her in an area where he had some knowledge. we are told that sentencing will take place at the beginning of december. three police officers have been found guilty of gross misconduct over the way they dealt with the aftermath of a fight outside a bedford nightclub five years ago, which left a man paralysed. a fourth officer was found guilty of misconduct. lauren moss reports. julian cole was a keen athlete, studying sports science. now he is paralysed and brain—damaged after a scuffle which led to his arrest outside a nightclub in bedford in 2013. four officers who were there of the night were accused of misconduct, including breach of standards of duties. julian broke his neck and suffered a severe spinal injury foll

today, this man, 32—year—old michael stirling, pleaded guilty to murdering her after a row that quicklyood lived in this house in stoke—on—trent, and it was here where stirling killed her after a bout of intense rage. she was reported missing in late july. eight days passed before the police found her body. she is my best friend and partner in crime. at the time, her sister made an emotional plea. this afternoon, her family watched him via video link from the public gallery. they have been through hell, he has lied to them, he has lied to the police. they haven't known what to think, who's telling the truth. it's been a roller—coaster, an emotional roller—coaster for them. i think that is why today is such a significant moment for them. samantha, on the left, was last seen leaving royal stoke hospital after a night shift on the 27th ofjuly. and then, days later, her body was discovered buried in a shallow grave in rural staffordshire. it was wrapped in a duvet, with tape covering her mouth and eyes. through his lawyer, stirling said he was deeply sorry. he was remanded in custody and wi

today, this man, 32—year—old michael stirling, pleaded guilty to murdering her after a row that quicklyke—on—trent, and it was here where stirling killed her after a bout of intense rage. she was reported missing in late july. eight days passed before the police found her body. she is my best friend and partner in crime. at the time, her sister made an emotional plea. this afternoon, her family watched him via video link from the public gallery. they have been through hell, he has lied to them, he has lied to the police. they haven't known what to think, who's telling the truth. it's been a roller—coaster, an emotional roller—coaster for them. i think that is why today is such a significant moment for them. samantha, on the left, was last seen leaving royal stoke hospital after a night shift on the 27th ofjuly. and then, days later, her body was discovered buried in a shallow grave in rural staffordshire. it was wrapped in a duvet, with tape covering her mouth and eyes. through his lawyer, stirling said he was deeply sorry. he was remanded in custody and will be sentenced in december. s

now, michael stirling subsequently was arrested and charged with her murder. a plea into the system. when he was asked how he would plea in relation to the murder of samantha eastwood, he said guilty. now, we've got some more detail about what had happened here from his defence barrister, who said that this was not a premeditated act and in the context of the killing in the background, there was an affair, there were days of growing tension and there was an argument and after a struggle, whilst on the floor, mr stirling put his hand over her throat, mouth and nose and, as a result of that, she died. he panicked afterwards, we were told, and he buried her in an area which he had some knowledge. we are told sentencing will take place at the beginning of december. the transport secretary chris grayling has called for police action to be taken after an elderly black woman was racially abused by a white man on a ryanairflight from barcelona to stansted. the incident was recorded by a fellow passenger and shared on social media. ryanair says it has reported what hap

in a shallow grave in staffordshire in august, eight days after she went missing. 32—year—old michael stirlingbe sentenced in december. morrisons could face an unprecedented pay—out to over 5,000 employees after losing an appeal which means staff may be entitled to compensation after their personal data was posted online. a former employee of the supermarket chain posted details of staff addresses and bank accounts online back in 2014. andrew skelton was jailed for eight years but for the first time, the employer, in this case morrisons, has also been found liable. president trump says the us will begin cutting off foreign aid to guatemala, honduras and el salvador in response to the unfolding migrant crisis. the president criticised those countries for failing to stop thousands of migrants from heading towards the us. the migrants say they are fleeing persecution, poverty and violence in their home countries. aleem maqbool sent this report from mexico. more than a week trekking hundreds of miles is taking its toll. a town square just inside mexico has become a makeshift camp. a place to rest

his contemporary sir stirling moss called him the maestro, hamilton himself calls him the godfather. fangio's record stood for four decades before michaela sixth and seventh world title. now lewis hamilton becomes the third man in this sport to get to number five. the briton won his first as a 23 year old back in 2008 in just his second full season, at the time he was the youngest driver in history to be champion. but hamilton then had to wait six years before his next title, a period where his rival this season sebastian vettel won four titles in a row. it was a move from mclaren to mercedes in 2013 that saw hamilton start and sustain a period of dominance. he's now reached that five title mark at the age of 33, which you can see now is the same age schumacher was when he won his fifth title. in his career, the german got 91 race wins, that's still 20 more than hamilton's managed so far. so does hamilton have the staying power to try and match him? i believe lewis can go all the way. and equal michael's record, no problem. i'm excited that a british driver, lewis hamilton, has had the opportunity with mercedes and i think what's even m

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